Exhibited in:

2011 Directors Cut On Line Exhibition, Blake Society

Contextile 2012, Guimarães, Portugal

2012 City of Hobart Art Prize

2012 Petitie Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery

'She' 2013 Walker Street Gallery

Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2013

9th International Baltic Minitextile Triennial, 2013, Gdyni, Poland

'She' 2015 Walker Street Gallery

Rijswijk Textile Biennial 2015

'Venation' Group Show 2016 Walker Street Gallery

Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2017

Other:

Artistry in Fiber Vol 1, Anne Lee and E. Ashley Rooney, 2017

thejealouscurator.com, March 2018

Create Magazine Issue 9, April 2018

HandEye online magazine, May 2018

CD cover and poster, Muhammad Seven & The Spring, 2018

Statement:

My aim is to explore the connections between art, craft and technology and through this to focus on aspects of the human condition. A major inspiration is the material culture of death and the role of women associated with it. Most recently I have been working on a series of portraits. These are part of a body of work focussing on the connection between what we are and what we leave behind. The images are based on daguerrotypes from the 1800’s, often deteriorated beyond recognition, the scratches and tarnishing producing a ghostly effect sometimes suggestive of strange landscapes and even auras. By superimposing fragments of images that suggest places, times and experiences, I want to make the audience think about identity and the ephemeral nature of life. These extra layers are evocative of corroded and oxidised photos but also suggest something about the subject. In addition these pieces reference lace, veils and the black of traditional western mourning clothes as well as the creation of mementos and keepsakes, that are important for commemoration and acceptance of death. I am particularly interested in the use of textiles as a medium because of their ephemeral qualities - it seems appropriate that a medium that embodies a conceptual idea should not be everlasting.